AlbumE · 2005
The Massacre
by 50 Cent
The Massacre is a 2005 gangsta rap album by 50 Cent. It runs 22 tracks across 78 minutes on Interscope Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 18 ratings.
Gangsta Rap · Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop
#29 in Best albums of 2005 · #23 in Best gangsta rap albums
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- 3.9 /5
- 18 ratings
- 71 /100
- 10 critics
- 22
- Tracks
- 78 min
- Runtime
- 93 bpm
- Tempo
- A# minor
- Key
Ratings
18 ratings · avg 3.9
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10 publications
- The Village VoiceA−
- NME8/10
- Blender4/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- SpinB−
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Pitchfork7/10
- The Guardian1/5
- Metacriticaggregate66/100
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The Massacre album cover
The The Massacre cover was designed by Slang Inc. and Tyrue “Slang” Jones, photographed by Zach Gold, and art-directed by Slang Inc..
- Design
- Slang Inc., Tyrue “Slang” Jones
- Photography
- Zach Gold
- Art direction
- Slang Inc.
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Tracklist
22 tracks · 78 min
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The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released March 3, 2005 on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. Its initially planned release was pushed five days ahead to avoid Internet leakage. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 1.14 million copies in its first week. Upon its release, The Massacre received generally positive reviews from most music critics. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, losing to Kanye West's Late Registration at the 48th Grammy Awards. The Massacre has a music video for every track on the special edition version of the album. The original title for the album was St. Valentine's Day Massacre and was arranged to be released on February 14, 2005, but was postponed and the album's title was shortened to The Massacre. The album was also released in a "censored" version that censors out most profanity, violence, and all drug content. "Gunz Come Out" has inconsistency in the editing, and contains some profanity.
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This album wasn't as heavily censored as Get Rich or Die Tryin', but it is still a very highly censored album ranking in severity with albums such as Tony Yayo's Thoughts of a Predicate Felon and Nas' Stillmatic.
In brief
- Is The Massacre good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Massacre 3.9/5 from 18 ratings.
- When was The Massacre released?
- The Massacre was released in 2005 on Interscope Records.
- How many tracks are on The Massacre?
- The Massacre has 22 tracks, with a runtime of 78 minutes.
- What genre is The Massacre?
- The Massacre is catalogued under Gangsta Rap, Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is The Massacre?
- The Massacre runs at a median tempo of 93 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Massacre?
- Listeners of The Massacre also rate Beg for Mercy by G-Unit, Kamikaze by Eminem, Greatest Hits by The Notorious B.I.G..